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Zamboanga City,
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Zamboanga City is a highly urbanized city on Mindanao, Philippines. It has a population of people as of the. Zamboanga City is the 6th most populous and 3rd largest city by land area in the Philippines. It is the commercial and industrial center of the Zamboanga Peninsula Region. Zamboanga City is an independent, chartered city and was designated highly urbanized on November 22, 1983.Zamboanga City used to be known as Samboangan in historical records. It was founded by the Subanen people during pre-Hispanic times. After independence from Spain in May 1899, Zamboanga became the Republic of Zamboanga with Chavacano as its official language and Spanish as its co-official language. After American armed intervention, the republic was incorporated into their Philippines colony and became the capital of the Moro Province, now Mindanao, from 1903 to 1913. On October 12, 1936, Zamboanga City became a chartered city under Commonwealth Act No. 39. It was inaugurated on February 26, 1937, which was declared a local holiday.Although geographically not situated on it but for statistical purposes, Zamboanga City is grouped with the province of Zamboanga del Sur yet still governed independently from it.Known for its Hispanic influenced culture, the city bears the nickname "Asia's Latin City."

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